WorksheetsWestward Expansion
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who helped Lewis and Clark on their expedition west?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
Sacagawea
d)
Cherokee
2.
What was one accomplishment of President Thomas Jefferson?
a)
Purchase of the Louisiana Terrority
b)
Having a war with France
c)
Discovering Gold in California
d)
Purchase of the California Territory
3.
People who traveled west were called __________
a)
Travelers
b)
Pioneers
c)
Pilgrims
d)
Modernists
4.
Pioneers traveled west in ________________
a)
trains
b)
planes
c)
covered wagons
d)
horseback
5.
What was one of the greatest challenges the pioneers faced heading west?
a)
Not enough food
b)
Disease
c)
River Crossings
6.
Why did people head to California in 1849?
a)
In hopes of getting free land
b)
In hopes of finding gold
c)
In hopes of seeing their long lost family
7.
What kind of impact did the transcontinental railroad have?
a)
Positive
b)
Negative
c)
Both positive and negative
8.
How long did the long trip to Oregon usually take?
a)
4 years
b)
5 years
c)
5 months
d)
4 months
9.
What main trail did Pioneers use to travel west?
a)
California
b)
Oregon
c)
Santa Fe
d)
Mexico
10.
What trail did "miner 49ers" use when they headed to California?
a)
Oregon
b)
California
c)
Santa Fe
d)
New Mexico
11.
News spread all around the world and in 1849 people headed west in an event in history called __________
a)
Westward Expansion
b)
California Gold Rush
c)
Trail of Tears
12.
What state did the Oregon Trail start in?
a)
Mississippi
b)
Montana
c)
Missouri
d)
Louisiana
13.
Why did families head west?
a)
In hopes of free land
b)
In hopes of getting rich
c)
In hopes of seeing long lost family.
14.
What was the purpose of Lewis and Clark's expedition?
a)
To explore the new Louisiana Territory
b)
To become heroes
c)
To move west
d)
To help President Andrew Jackson
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